On the Cover 104
One Day at a Time's cutie Valerie Bertinelli shines in a CBS movie, The Princess and the Cabbie, and positively glows in her off-the-tube role as Mrs. Eddie Van Halen
Up Front 42
What makes California's Gov. Jerry Brown run? God, among other things
Weatherwoman Kathy Boudin is captured, and former comrade-in-arms Jane Alpert reflects on the grimness of life underground
Anchoring CBS' Morning with Charles Kuralt is a daunting task, but Diane Sawyer is up (early) to the job
Coping 59
Erma Bombeck takes her new TV series—and life in Hollywood—with a shot of wry
Spirit 63
Father Tom Smith's high-stepping act lifts hearts—and raises eyebrows
Song 67
Lionel Richie has a hat trick of hits—with Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross and his old buddies the Commodores
Bonus Book 74
In an excerpt from a new best-seller, Henry Fonda considers his matrimonial failures (four out of five) and his successful children Peter and Jane
Words 95
Passages author Gail Sheehy separates the also-rans from the Pathfinders
Medics 113
Nurse practitioner Karon Gibson rushes in where doctors no longer tread—she makes house calls
Style 119
Faster than you can say Yves Saint Laurent, couturier Jack Mulqueen can knock him off—and American women love it
Happy 123
Babar, the peerless pachyderm of Laurent de Brunhoff's children's books, celebrates his 50th birthday
Winners 129
Counselor-turned-comic Mike Pritchard uses humor to disarm delinquents
Inventors 134
Buying a present for Lawrence Welk? Bubble machine maker Iwan Pestalozzi has just the thing
Party 139
Oil man Marvin Davis had Hollywood heavies gushing with his three-day Denver bash
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 10
Elizabeth Taylor checks in on ABC's General Hospital, and Dan Rowan and Dick Martin return with an NBC quiz show
The private lives of such literary figures as Truman Capote, T.S. Eliot and Alice B. Toklas are examined in Sextet
Carly Simon both flares and sputters singing standards on Torch
Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bisset are glamorous, bitchy and very entertaining in Rich and Famous
Star Tracks 91
Brooke Shields unlocks Mayor Ed Koch's heart with a skate key
Cab Calloway and Lena Home are a winning ticket at Aqueduct
Philippe Junot has a new American gam bit
Kate Jackson's new vehicle is a bike
Jackie Onassis and Barbara Bush browse with the literati
People Puzzle 136
Chatter 142
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